Your complete guide to Fantasy Premier League midfielders you should sign in 2023/24.
Fantasy Premier League midfielders may be the most integral aspect of your team in any given season with premium and budget stars alike capable of setting fire to the top flight.
The blurred lines between midfielders and forwards can lead to a real advantage for those who pick elite goalscorers for their midfield, but it’s not a simple case of picking out the best in the business.
To succeed, you’ll need to pick out bargain superstars who can enable big spending across the team. Picking that one midfielder for less than £6.0m who explodes towards the 200-point milestone can change everything.
RadioTimes.com brings you our Fantasy Premier League tips, including the midfielders you should sign for your FPL team in 2023/24.
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Best FPL midfielders 2023/24
Budget FPL midfielders
Julio Enciso (Brighton) £5.5m
Enciso racked up four goals and three assists from just seven starts (794 minutes) in 2022/23. The absence of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton’s attacking forces opens up greater opportunities for Enciso to nail down a starting spot. At this price, he could end up being one of the bargains of the season.
Mid-price FPL midfielders
Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) £6.5m
Eze is a growing force in the Premier League with 10 goals and five assists from 30 starts last term. Palace are without Michael Olise at the start of this campaign while Wilfried Zaha has departed. Eze looks increasingly crucial to Palace’s hopes this season.
James Maddison (Tottenham) £7.5m
Maddison’s five seasons in FPL have been remarkably consistent with four totals between 125 and 137 and a 181 outlier in 2021/22. He has been a shining light in a waning Leicester attack, but at Spurs, he will be a crucial creative force. Free-kicks, corners, ammo supplier for Harry Kane? We’re sold.
Premium FPL midfielders
Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) £8.5m
There are lots of talented midfielders around this price point, and Bruno Fernandes may be the pick of the bunch. He is £4.0m cheaper than Mohamed Salah but has potential to finish the season within a few points of him. He boasted the second-highest xGI (20.03) of all midfielders in 2022/23 – after Salah.
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) £10.5m
KDB is often criminally overlooked in FPL given his less-than-stellar injury record and ‘Pep roulette’, but he appears to be fit and ready to hit the ground running in 2023/24. He boasts just 13.8% ownership but, even with his starting record, remains a strong candidate for 200 points or more. If he can stay fit, he is one of three or four players who could be the top points scorer in the entire game this season. And he’s £2m less than Mo Salah.
Fantasy Premier League fixtures GW1
Friday 11th August 2023
Burnley v Man City (8pm)
Saturday 12th August 2023
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest (12:30pm)
Bournemouth v West Ham (3pm)
Brighton v Luton (3pm)
Everton v Fulham (3pm)
Sheffield Utd v Crystal Palace (3pm)
Newcastle v Aston Villa (5:30pm)
Sunday 13th August 2023
Brentford v Tottenham (2pm)
Chelsea v Liverpool (4:30pm)
Monday 14th August 2023
Man Utd v Wolves (8pm)
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